Collections Policy:
The Conoco Museum is dedicated to the acquisition, preservation and exhibition of materials relevant to the company’s origin, development, people and products. The museum accepts only those materials that it intends to retain for its collections. Donated items may be used for the purposes of exhibit displays, research and educational programs. Due to the high cost of processing and storage, the museum reserves the right to deaccession items that appear deteriorated, duplicated or fall outside of the museum’s mission statement.
Specific Areas of Collection:
Materials are acceptable to the extent that they are the best quality and condition available and are relevant to one or more of the following areas:
• Corporate History
• Working for Conoco
• Research and Development
• Refining
• Exploration and Expansion
• Sales and Promotions
• Transportation
Items to Offer:
As part of the ongoing collection policy and to guard against possible damage to donated items, the ConocoPhillips Heritage Museums, Inc., has established the following procedure for handling potential donations and/or purchases for the Conoco Museum.
Potential donations or purchases must be submitted in writing, addressed to the Conoco Museum by using our Certificate of Gift form (pdf). All requests should include detailed description, approximate measurements, information regarding its place in company history, and a statement about your desire to donate or sell the item. Photographs are encouraged.
The curator will evaluate the item(s) in relation to the overall museum mission and its relevance to the collections policy. You will then be contacted by ConocoPhillips Archives personnel or the museum staff.
PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANY ITEMS TO THE MUSEUM WITHOUT CONTACTING US IN WRITING.
Please write to the Conoco Museum at:
Lorrie L. Rockman, Curator
Conoco Museum
410 S. Keeler
Bartlesville, OK 74004
Fax: 918-662-2600
Thank you for your interest in the Conoco Museum.
Questions may be directed to: Lorrie Rockman, Museum Curator, at 918-661-1308
